*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 47848 *** Yes, it's because of issues with Grub and XFS. A solution is to create a non-XFS /boot partition. Bug #47848 is filed to note that the installer shouldn't crash, but should display a warning.
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 47848 should warn at partitioning stage if /boot is on XFS -- Installer crashed (xfs + grub ?) https://launchpad.net/bugs/52001 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs